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Daniel 7:16

“I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

קְרֵבqᵉrêb · ker-abe'
H7127 · Aramaic
Definition
{to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose}
Derivation
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7126 (קָרַב)
KJV renderings
approach, come (near, nigh), draw near.
Grammar
  • קִרְבֵ֗ת — verb Peal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code AVqp1cs
Usage
Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Ezra 6:10Ezra 6:17Ezra 7:17Daniel 3:8Daniel 3:26

Theological interpretation (AI)

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.